As the first woman to win a Palme d'Or and the second woman to ever be nominated for a directing Oscar, Campion is a pioneer in the industry. She won an Oscar for writing the 1993 drama "The Piano."

"Filmmaking is not about whether you're a man or a woman; it's about sensitivity and hard work and really loving what you do," she told The Guardian. "But women are going to tell different stories. There would be many more stories in the world if women were making more films."